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Courses
Courses
Choosing a course is one of the most important decisions you'll ever make! View our courses and see what our students and lecturers have to say about the courses you are interested in at the links below.
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University Life
University Life
Each year more than 4,000 choose University of Galway as their University of choice. Find out what life at University of Galway is all about here.
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About University of Galway
About University of Galway
Since 1845, University of Galway has been sharing the highest quality teaching and research with Ireland and the world. Find out what makes our University so special – from our distinguished history to the latest news and campus developments.
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Colleges & Schools
Colleges & Schools
University of Galway has earned international recognition as a research-led university with a commitment to top quality teaching across a range of key areas of expertise.
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Research & Innovation
Research & Innovation
University of Galway’s vibrant research community take on some of the most pressing challenges of our times.
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Business & Industry
Guiding Breakthrough Research at University of Galway
We explore and facilitate commercial opportunities for the research community at University of Galway, as well as facilitating industry partnership.
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Alumni & Friends
Alumni & Friends
There are 128,000 University of Galway alumni worldwide. Stay connected to your alumni community! Join our social networks and update your details online.
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Community Engagement
Community Engagement
At University of Galway, we believe that the best learning takes place when you apply what you learn in a real world context. That's why many of our courses include work placements or community projects.
What Sets Us Apart
Our reputation
NUI Galway has a distinguished reputation for teaching and research excellence.
This reputation is reflected in our performance in various University Rankings.
We are the only Irish university to increase our position in the Times Higher Education and QS World University Rankings - the two most competitive ranking systems worldwide.
Times Higher Education ranks us in the
- Top 2% of universities worldwide
- Top 200 Most International Universities in the World for our international outlook
- 3rd best university in Ireland
We received the highest ranking of 4 A grades in all four performance indicators of international orientation in the European Commission's U-Multirank system.
Meanwhile, according to Thompson Reuters, NUI Galway has more of the World's Most Influential Minds than any other Irish university, with four of our professors achieving the accolade.
Inspirational Teaching
Top quality teaching is our number one priority at NUI Galway. Our lecturers are working at the forefront of their subject area, bringing the latest ideas and discoveries into the lecture theatre. Our students are challenged to achieve their full potential by taking an active part in their learning.
Our commitment to excellence in teaching and research attracts high-calibre students from all over the world. More than 2,000 international students from over 90 countries, choose to study here.
A Research-led University
NUI Galway is a research-led University with internationally recognised expertise in selected priority areas.
Research at NUI Galway is forward-thinking and global in scale. Today we are leading the field in a wide range of areas including stem cell and gene therapy research, human rights law, environmental change, and developing the next generation of internet technology.
Our key research achievements include:
- Home to three Science Foundation Ireland-funded Centres for Science, Engineering and Technology (CSETs):
- our Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI)
- our Insight Centre for Data Analytics
- and our CÚRAM Centre for Research into Medical Devices.
- Awarded Republic of Ireland's first UNESCO Chair in Children's Youth and Civic Engagement
- The world's leading experts in Human Rights Law
- Ireland 's leading Marine and Environmental Research Centres
- Ireland 's primary centre for stem cell and gene therapy research and regenerative medicine
Industry
Much of our research is translational; we have developed excellent research and development collaborations with national and multi-national industry partners. NUI Galway is Ireland's leading University for knowledge transfer with more spin out companies, licenses and patents created in the last three years, than any other Irish university.